Review Questions Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology Test Bank Multiple Choice Questions 1. In the first psychological clinic, founded by Lightner Witmer in the late 1800s, ______. A. child clients were assessed but not treated B. child clients were neither assessed nor treated C. child clients were assessed and treated D. parent training took place, but no direct treatment of children took place 2. ______ promotes both the mental and physical health of children with medical conditions. A. Child clinical psychology B. Pediatric psychology C. Developmental psychology D. Abnormal psychology 3. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. ADHD, conduct disorder, and separation anxiety disorder are especially common diagnoses among children. B. Children can be diagnosed with major depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. C. DSM-5 modifies the diagnostic criteria of some disorders for children. D. Some clinical psychologists divide children’s psychological problems into two broad classes: specific and generalized disorders. 4. Some clinical child psychologists divide children’s psychological problems into ______ disorders, such as ADHD, and ______ disorders, such as depression. A. internalizing; externalizing B. externalizing; internalizing C. specific; generalized D. generalized; specific 5. According to research discussed in the textbook, which of the following factors does NOT influence children’s resilience or vulnerability to psychological problems? A. environmental factors, including poverty B. parental factors, including low parent IQ C. child factors, including difficult temperament D. tactile factors, including fine motor skills 6. Which statement best summarizes the research cited in the textbook about the importance of family on a child’s mental health (e.g., Schleider et al., 2014)? A. A child is less likely to develop a mental disorder if their parents are diagnosed with ADHD or depression. B. A child is less likely to develop a mental disorder if they have a cold, unloving relationships with their siblings. C. A child is more likely to develop a mental disorder if their parents are diagnosed with anxiety or personality disorders. D. A child is more likely to develop a mental disorder if they have a warm, loving relationships with their siblings. 7. Which three factors did Grotberg (2003) suggest contribute to resilience in children? A. child strengths, parental support, and community involvement B. external supports, inner strengths, and interpersonal problem-solving skills C. peer relationships, educational commitment, and quality of life D. social supports, psychological skills, and biological strengths 8. Dr. Rand, a clinical child psychologist, strives to understand his child patients’ behaviors within the context of what can be expected of a child at that particular age. Dr. Rand is using a ______ perspective. A. holistic B. developmental C. client-centered D. bifurcated 8. When the client is a child, the clinical psychologist’s interview process typically includes ______. A. the child B. adults who know the child well C. both the child and adults who know the child well D. administrators at the child’s school 9. When assessing a child patient, ______. A. a multisource, multimethod, multisetting approach is recommended B. a holistic approach is recommended C. an individual, internal, inclusive approach is recommended D. a psychodiagnostic approach is recommended 10. When implementing behavioral observation with a child client, the psychologist should be on the lookout for ______ in which the child’s behaviors change simply because the child realizes they are being watched by the psychologist. A. analogue motion B. naturalistic action C. reactivity D. modification 11. When naturalistic direct observation of a child is not practical, clinical child psychologists often conduct ______ to achieve the same purpose. A. sentence-completion tests B. intelligence testing C. achievement testing D. analogue direct observation 12. ______ are standardized paper-and-pencil forms that parents, teachers, or other adults complete regarding a child’s presenting problems. A. Pediatric questionnaires B. Behavior rating scales C. Developmental checklists D. Genograms 13. The Conners’ Rating Scale and the Child Behavior Checklist are examples of ______. A. analogue direct observation B. behavior rating scales C. projective personality tests D. achievement tests 14. Which of the following is TRUE regarding self-report scales for children and adolescents? A. There is a version of the MMPI appropriate for use with adolescent clients. B. Self-report scales are used more commonly with young children rather than adolescents. C. There is not an adolescent version of the MCMI. D. Cultural competence is unimportant when administering self-report scales to children. 15. The House-Tree-Person test and the Roberts Apperception Test are examples of ______ used with child clients. A. projective/expressive techniques B. self-report scales C. achievement tests D. naturalistic observation techniques 16. Projective/expressive childhood and adolescent instruments include the ______. A. AAHPERD Functional Fitness Test B. WIAT-III C. TEMAS D. WISC-IV 17. Which of the following statements about intellectual tests for children is TRUE? A. The Spanish WISC-IV is generally a poor choice for assessing the intelligence of Puerto Rican children. B. The UNIT is a gender-fair intelligence test that may be administered to children. C. The Spanish WISC-IV was normed on children from multiple Spanish speaking countries. D. Robert’s Apperception Test is commonly used to assess the intelligence of very young children. 18. For both children and adolescents, the most commonly used specific assessment technique is the ______. A. Draw-a-Person technique B. Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children C. Rorschach Inkblot Technique D. MMPI-A 19. Which of the following statements about conducting psychotherapy with child patients is NOT true? A. The therapeutic alliance is just as crucial with children as it is in therapy with adults. B. The therapeutic alliance must be established with both the child and his or her parents. C. Adult interventions and techniques should be adjusted for children. D. Children can often be understood and conceptualized as miniature adults. 20. ______ is a cognitive-behavioral technique for children in which therapists teach kids behaviors that improve their interactions with others. A. Social skills training B. Bravery Bingo C. Applied behavior analysis D. Self-talk therapy 21. ______ is a cognitive-behavioral technique that is highly supported and recommended for treating children with autism spectrum disorder. A. Social skills training B. Bravery Bingo C. Applied behavior analysis D. Self-talk therapy 22. Self-instructional training was originally developed by ______. A. Marsha Linehan B. Irvin Yalom C. Donald Meichenbaum D. Harry Harlow 23. Self-instructional training is a form of psychotherapy with children that derives from the ______ approach to psychotherapy. A. psychodynamic B. behavioral C. cognitive D. humanistic 24. ______ is a form of therapy with children in which clients learn to “talk themselves through” situations in which their behaviors might be problematic. A. Narrative therapy B. Self-instructional training C. Solution-focused therapy D. Humanistic play therapy 25. ______ is a form of behavioral therapy in which therapists teach parents to use techniques based on conditioning to modify problematic behavior in their children. A. Parent training B. Adult rehabilitation C. Child modification D. Behavioral shaping 26. Parent training programs have been developed for ______. A. ADHD B. conduct disorder C. separation anxiety D. many disorders and problems, including those listed in the other answer choices 27. Which of the following is NOT one of the three basic functions of play therapy identified by Brems (2008)? A. the formation of important relationships B. disclosure of feelings and thoughts C. imitative relearning D. healing 28. Clinical child psychologists who practice ______ believe that a child’s play communicates important unconscious processes occurring within the child’s mind. A. self-instructional training B. psychodynamic play therapy C. humanistic play therapy D. parent training 29. In humanistic play therapy, ______. A. interpretation of the child’s actions are more important than in psychodynamic play therapy B. the child and the therapist play directly with each other without any toys or other objects C. the therapist reflects the child’s feelings, which may be expressed indirectly through play activities D. the goal is to make the child’s unconscious processes conscious 30. Which of the following most accurately summarizes the body of empirical research on the outcome of psychotherapy with children and adolescents? A. Psychotherapy with children and adolescents produces significant improvement. B. Psychotherapy with children produces significant improvement, but psychotherapy with adolescents produces no improvement. C. Psychotherapy with children and adolescents produces no improvement. D. Psychotherapy with adolescents produces significant improvement, but psychotherapy with children produces no improvement. 31. Most of the specific forms of psychotherapy that have demonstrated empirical benefits for specific disorders of childhood are ______. A. cognitive-behavioral B. humanistic C. psychodynamic D. metacognitive 32. The TEMAS is most similar in format to which of these assessment tools? A. SCID B. MMPI-2 C. TAT D. WISC-IV 33. The Spanish version of the WISC-IV ______. A. has not yet been created B. was normed exclusively on children whose parents are from Mexico C. includes no change in item content in spite of linguistic translation D. was normed exclusively on children whose parents are from Spain